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Why Speak Polish?
2011 Vol 3. No. 2 — Summer / Commentary

Why Speak Polish?

It’s easy to say which nation has the fastest trains (France) or the largest number of prime ministers who’ve probably been eaten by sharks (Australia), but it’s impossible to know which country has the best writers, let alone the best poets. Even so, if cash money were on the line, you’d find few critics willing to bet against Poland.
– David Orr,
The New York Times,
July 29, 2007

Isabelle Sokolnicka concurs, and thinks the language may have something to do with it.

The Pope of Hope, the Holy Pope
2011 Vol. 3 No. 1 — Spring / Features

The Pope of Hope, the Holy Pope

This May, Pope John Paul II will be beatified, following the recognition of his first miracle. The month of May also marks the 14th anniversary of the pastoral visit of the Pope to Lebanon – a country whose religious diversity dragged it into a bloody and destructive civil war that lasted fifteen years.

Human Trafficking … in Canada?
2010 Vol. 2 No. 3 — Fall / Commentary

Human Trafficking … in Canada?

According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 800 to 1200 persons are trafficked every year to Canada and 1500 to 2200 persons are trafficked through Canada into the United States.